Boss Praises Global Support

Roberto Martinez has commended the Blues faithful for their support at home and in the States.

With the Blues coming to the final game of three across the Atlantic, kick-off times have translated to the early hours of the morning back home.

But that hasn't stopped the legion of supporters tuning in to evertontv to watch the games against Juventus and Real Madrid live.

The latter clash took place at 1am BST on Sunday morning, with over 5,000 Evertonians logged in, with even more accessing the On Demand facility the next day.

"That doesn't surprise me at all," beamed Martinez.

"I've been impressed with the following we have over here, but obviously back home I know about the passion and our fans are extra signficant.

"They make us what we are as a football club and I hope that they can be very proud in the manner that the team has been working hard in pre-season in getting ready for an exciting start to the campaign."